A dear friend turned me on to this place tonight. We went there to try out a little Salvadoran / Mexican place in her neighborhood in DC, Petworth. Little hole in the wall places always have the best food and I always like to support the local independent stores. So, this was the perfect occasion.

What an amazing place El Limeno is. We originally were the only folks there at a table, though a few folks were at the bar when we came in. After a little bit, a table by us filled up with six folks. We ordered a Margarita and a Modelo Especial beer. Fresh chips (with the option to add salt later) and salsa arrived shortly and were immediately devoured. She had the soft taco combination (one meat, one chicken, one shrimp) and I had the fajitas. Damn they were good. No Sysco meat here. Real chicken, real spice, served up clean, hot and yummy. The only problem with the food was there was too much and we were going to burst! The web reports about this place having the best fajitas in DC are true. Service was great, but it helped and was welcome to be able to throw in a few words of Spanish.

El Limeno is located at 201 Upshur St NW near the Old Soldier’s Home.